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On May 11th, the Character Education Partnership (CEP) named Carusi Middle School as a National School of Character for the 2011 National Schools of Character (NSOC) program.

“It is truly inspiring to see what these schools have been able to accomplish by coming together around a shared purpose,” said CEP President & CEO Joe Mazzola. “We see over and over that when schools embrace the critical role they have in shaping the character of young people, achievement and morale go up and bullying and discipline problems go down.”

Since 1998, CEP has recognized schools for their outstanding character development of students through its prestigious NSOC program. With more and more schools achieving a level of excellence, CEP changed the program from a competition to a school improvement process in 2010. The change allows CEP to recognize all schools that meet the standard of excellence established by the 11 Principles of Effective Character Education.

“Schools of character are places that bring out the best in everyone – students, staff, and even parents and community members,” said NSOC Director Lara Maupin. “This year, a record number of schools demonstrated school cultures that enable all their students to thrive socially and academically. These schools went through a very rigorous evaluation process and we are thrilled to recognize their achievements and tell their stories.”

Earlier this year, Carusi was named as a Camden County School of Character and as NJ School of Character.

From The Philadelphia Inquirer -- June 6, 2011 --  By Rita Giordano

In a hallway at Cherry Hill's Carusi Middle School, a kickball game was shaping up, and Ryan Dugan was the kid no one picked.

Sixth grader Talia Feliciano took a stand.

"If Ryan can't play, I quit," she declared. Before long, everyone was in the game.

But Ryan wasn't really excluded, and Talia's valor was in a script. The students and their fellow sixth graders have been working on skits about the various aspects of bullying - how to spot it, what to do about it, how to stop it. ...read more...

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Listen to original compositions from our 8th Grade Music Exploratory class as well selections from our award winning band, orchestra, and chorus. Click here to view lyrics  or listen to songs from previous years.

Carusi Middle School is the proud recipient of the

2011 National School of Character Award

Eunice Kennedy Shriver

Community of Caring Grant

2010 State School of Character Award